Sabal left for dead, now sprouting!

[ntxpalms]

A small Sabal that I had left for dead because after last winter’s cold, the entire center pulled out and the remaining hole is black with mildew, is now sprouting!  A good lesson in not digging them up too quickly. 

[Las Palmas Norte]

Which species is it? 

[Fusca]

2 hours ago, ntxpalms said:

A small Sabal that I had left for dead because after last winter’s cold, the entire center pulled out and the remaining hole is black with mildew, is now sprouting!  A good lesson in not digging them up too quickly. 

Very nice Bill!  In the future you can try a trunk cut shortly after the freeze/spear-pull to get you started a little quicker.  I did this successfully to 4 of my palms after February 2021 and @Allenposted on a similar experience with his palmetto.  Check out the details in the posts since May 4.

 

[ntxpalms]

On 7/14/2024 at 7:12 PM, Las Palmas Norte said:

Which species is it? 

Sabal palmetto

[ntxpalms]

On 7/14/2024 at 7:15 PM, Fusca said:

Very nice Bill!  In the future you can try a trunk cut shortly after the freeze/spear-pull to get you started a little quicker.  I did this successfully to 4 of my palms after February 2021 and @Allenposted on a similar experience with his palmetto.  Check out the details in the posts since May 4.

 

Here is a robusta in Houston that the lawn guys thought was dead, cut it down almost to the ground, and it sprouted.   

 

[Fusca]

6 minutes ago, ntxpalms said:

Here is a robusta in Houston that the lawn guys thought was dead, cut it down almost to the ground, and it sprouted.   

 

That looks like a Sabal also.  I don't see any petiole thorns or cottony fibers that Washingtonia have.  But they do come back well from a trunk cut too!

[PalmatierMeg]

tough palms

[Las Palmas Norte]

21 hours ago, ntxpalms said:

Sabal palmetto

I had one planted oh, 12 years or so ago. Each winter it would knock it down more extensively than the previous. After 3 or 4 years of the repetitive winter beatings, it finally succumbed.

[WSimpson]

My Tifton Hardy Palmetto did the same thing after the winter of 2018  . I noticed that the fronds were discolored and when I pulled on them  the entire center pulled out and left a 1" + diameter hole  . I thought it was completely rotten deep in the hole  but later noticed growth coming out and now it's a healthy and trunking . 

Will

 

[ntxpalms]

Yes, it’s amazing.  The entire center pulled out of this one and left a huge hole. Now green leaves are emerging. Here’s an updated picture. 

[ntxpalms]

On 7/16/2024 at 7:35 PM, Fusca said:

That looks like a Sabal also.  I don't see any petiole thorns or cottony fibers that Washingtonia have.  But they do come back well from a trunk cut too!

I dont think it’s a Sabal.  I think it’s a Washingtonia robusta. Here’s an updated photo. 

 

On 7/16/2024 at 7:35 PM, Fusca said:

That looks like a Sabal also.  I don't see any petiole thorns or cottony fibers that Washingtonia have.  But they do come back well from a trunk cut too!

 

[RFun]

On 7/14/2024 at 5:11 PM, ntxpalms said:

A small Sabal that I had left for dead because after last winter’s cold, the entire center pulled out and the remaining hole is black with mildew, is now sprouting!  A good lesson in not digging them up too quickly. 

Looks good.  Another example of why you should just leave the palm be (unless it is a safety hazard).

[Fusca]

18 hours ago, ntxpalms said:

I dont think it’s a Sabal.  I think it’s a Washingtonia robusta. Here’s an updated photo. 

Thanks for posting the updated photo.  You've convinced me - definitely not a Washingtonia.  I zoomed in and still see no thorns on the old leaf based or existing fronds.  Look at the hastula - that's what convinced me.  Below are two photos I just took - the first is what it should look like on a Washingtonia with a small triangle shape.  Note how high up the thorns go up the petiole.

Here's the hastula on my Sabal mexicana with an elongated hastula similar to the one in your photo.

 

[JLM]

On 7/20/2024 at 7:14 PM, ntxpalms said:

I dont think it’s a Sabal.  I think it’s a Washingtonia robusta. Here’s an updated photo. 

 

 

110% a sabal. 

[Palmerr]

The Leaflets that point out a bit is only a thing that sabals do and a few other species i think 10000% a sabal

[SeanK]

On 7/16/2024 at 8:35 PM, Fusca said:

That looks like a Sabal also.  I don't see any petiole thorns or cottony fibers that Washingtonia have.  But they do come back well from a trunk cut too!

Agree. S.p or S.m

[RFun]

Always remember if the spear pulls and it the destruction doesn't go too deeply, it still has a shot.